This is my latest project, a Putilov-Garford armored car in 1920 Polish markings. I had the older Armo resin kit, but I shelved it due to turret issues. Some original plans from the Putilov plant appeared on Facebook this past year, which made it clear that there were dimensional issues on the resin kit as well. So I decided to scratch-build it. I used the Armo wheels and some of the PE.
The khaki color is a common finish on some Russian ordnance items. I wanted some color variation on the machine guns rather than solid dark green. The water jackets on the Maxims were usually painted.
Regarding the colors of the Maxim machine guns, here's one of my references to that issues. It is a Maxim Mod. 1910 from the museum of the Tula arms factory. I've also noticed the color at other museums such as the Central Army Artillery and Engineer Museum in St. Petersburg.
Thanks for that picture.
That color makes it look like the "coolingcilinder" around the barrel is made of copper.
Maybe just change the color of the barrel end (metal color as on the picture) on your further perfect model?
Best regards,
Willem
